Pentamerus oblongus
UNB-2016-0339Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Anamilia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Pentamerida
Family: Pentameridae
Genus: Pentamerus (Sowerby, 1813)
Species: Pentamerus oblongus (de Sowerby, 1839)
Five large samples with valves embedded on the sediment. One specimen has visible thin ribs and concentric lines while the other specimens are poorly preserved on the sediment.
Specifications
| Object name | Pentamerus oblongus |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0339 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Silurian |
| Numeric age | 443.8 Mya |
| Origin | Charlestown, Indiana & Rochester, New York & Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 5 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |